Cutts was elected as a Federalist to the U.S.
Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Nahum Parker and
served from June 21, 1810, to March 3, 1813; he was subsequently
appointed to fill the vacancy occurring at the close of his term
and served from April 2, 1813, to June 10, 1813, when a successor
was elected. He was elected Secretary of the
United States Senate and served from October 12, 1814, to
December 12, 1825. Cutts moved to Fairfax County, Virginia and
settled near Lewinsville, where he died in
1846; interment was in a nearby private cemetery.